Columbite (FeNb$_{2}$O$_{4}$, $E5_{1}$) Structure: AB2C6_oP36_60_c_d_3d-001
| Prototype | FeNb$_{2}$O$_{6}$ |
| AFLOW prototype label | AB2C6_oP36_60_c_d_3d-001 |
| Strukturbericht designation | $E5_{1}$ |
| Mineral name | columbite |
| ICSD | 201962 |
| Pearson symbol | oP36 |
| Space group number | 60 |
| Space group symbol | $Pbcn$ |
| AFLOW prototype command |
aflow --proto=AB2C6_oP36_60_c_d_3d-001
--params=$a, \allowbreak b/a, \allowbreak c/a, \allowbreak y_{1}, \allowbreak x_{2}, \allowbreak y_{2}, \allowbreak z_{2}, \allowbreak x_{3}, \allowbreak y_{3}, \allowbreak z_{3}, \allowbreak x_{4}, \allowbreak y_{4}, \allowbreak z_{4}, \allowbreak x_{5}, \allowbreak y_{5}, \allowbreak z_{5}$ |
Other compounds with this structure
CaNb$_{2}$O$_{6}$ (fermsmite), Zr$_{5}$Ti$_{7}$O$_{24}$
- The original Strukturbericht reference uses (Fe,Mn)Nb$_{2}$O$_{6}$ as the prototype for $E5_{1}$ columbite.
\[ \begin{array}{ccc}
\mathbf{a_{1}}&=&a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}\\\mathbf{a_{2}}&=&b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}\\\mathbf{a_{3}}&=&c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}
\end{array}\]
Basis vectors
| Lattice coordinates | Cartesian coordinates | Wyckoff position | Atom type | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $\mathbf{B_{1}}$ | = | $y_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $b y_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4c) | Fe I |
| $\mathbf{B_{2}}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(y_{1} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b \left(y_{1} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{3}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4c) | Fe I |
| $\mathbf{B_{3}}$ | = | $- y_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- b y_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{3}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4c) | Fe I |
| $\mathbf{B_{4}}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(y_{1} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b \left(y_{1} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4c) | Fe I |
| $\mathbf{B_{5}}$ | = | $x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a x_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8d) | Nb I |
| $\mathbf{B_{6}}$ | = | $- \left(x_{2} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(y_{2} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a \left(x_{2} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b \left(y_{2} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8d) | Nb I |
| $\mathbf{B_{7}}$ | = | $- x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- \left(z_{2} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a x_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c \left(z_{2} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8d) | Nb I |
| $\mathbf{B_{8}}$ | = | $\left(x_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(y_{2} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a \left(x_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b \left(y_{2} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8d) | Nb I |
| $\mathbf{B_{9}}$ | = | $- x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a x_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8d) | Nb I |
| $\mathbf{B_{10}}$ | = | $\left(x_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(y_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- \left(z_{2} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a \left(x_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b \left(y_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c \left(z_{2} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8d) | Nb I |
| $\mathbf{B_{11}}$ | = | $x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a x_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8d) | Nb I |
| $\mathbf{B_{12}}$ | = | $- \left(x_{2} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(y_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a \left(x_{2} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b \left(y_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8d) | Nb I |
| $\mathbf{B_{13}}$ | = | $x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a x_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8d) | O I |
| $\mathbf{B_{14}}$ | = | $- \left(x_{3} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(y_{3} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a \left(x_{3} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b \left(y_{3} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8d) | O I |
| $\mathbf{B_{15}}$ | = | $- x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- \left(z_{3} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a x_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c \left(z_{3} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8d) | O I |
| $\mathbf{B_{16}}$ | = | $\left(x_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(y_{3} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a \left(x_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b \left(y_{3} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8d) | O I |
| $\mathbf{B_{17}}$ | = | $- x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a x_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8d) | O I |
| $\mathbf{B_{18}}$ | = | $\left(x_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(y_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- \left(z_{3} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a \left(x_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b \left(y_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c \left(z_{3} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8d) | O I |
| $\mathbf{B_{19}}$ | = | $x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a x_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8d) | O I |
| $\mathbf{B_{20}}$ | = | $- \left(x_{3} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(y_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a \left(x_{3} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b \left(y_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8d) | O I |
| $\mathbf{B_{21}}$ | = | $x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8d) | O II |
| $\mathbf{B_{22}}$ | = | $- \left(x_{4} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(y_{4} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{4} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a \left(x_{4} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b \left(y_{4} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{4} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8d) | O II |
| $\mathbf{B_{23}}$ | = | $- x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- \left(z_{4} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c \left(z_{4} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8d) | O II |
| $\mathbf{B_{24}}$ | = | $\left(x_{4} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(y_{4} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a \left(x_{4} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b \left(y_{4} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8d) | O II |
| $\mathbf{B_{25}}$ | = | $- x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8d) | O II |
| $\mathbf{B_{26}}$ | = | $\left(x_{4} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(y_{4} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- \left(z_{4} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a \left(x_{4} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b \left(y_{4} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c \left(z_{4} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8d) | O II |
| $\mathbf{B_{27}}$ | = | $x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{4} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{4} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8d) | O II |
| $\mathbf{B_{28}}$ | = | $- \left(x_{4} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(y_{4} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a \left(x_{4} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b \left(y_{4} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8d) | O II |
| $\mathbf{B_{29}}$ | = | $x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a x_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8d) | O III |
| $\mathbf{B_{30}}$ | = | $- \left(x_{5} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(y_{5} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{5} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a \left(x_{5} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b \left(y_{5} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{5} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8d) | O III |
| $\mathbf{B_{31}}$ | = | $- x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- \left(z_{5} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a x_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c \left(z_{5} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8d) | O III |
| $\mathbf{B_{32}}$ | = | $\left(x_{5} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(y_{5} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a \left(x_{5} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b \left(y_{5} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8d) | O III |
| $\mathbf{B_{33}}$ | = | $- x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a x_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8d) | O III |
| $\mathbf{B_{34}}$ | = | $\left(x_{5} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(y_{5} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- \left(z_{5} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a \left(x_{5} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b \left(y_{5} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c \left(z_{5} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8d) | O III |
| $\mathbf{B_{35}}$ | = | $x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{5} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a x_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{5} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8d) | O III |
| $\mathbf{B_{36}}$ | = | $- \left(x_{5} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(y_{5} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a \left(x_{5} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b \left(y_{5} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8d) | O III |
References
- P. Bordet, A. McHale, A. Santoro, and R. S. Roth, Powder neutron diffraction study of ZrTiO$_{4}$, Zr$_{5}$Ti$_{7}$O$_{24}$, and FeNb$_{2}$O$_{6}$, J. Solid State Chem. 64, 30–46 (1986), doi:10.1016/0022-4596(86)90119-2.
- C. Hermann, O. Lohrmann, and H. Philipp, eds., Strukturbericht Band II 1928-1932 (Akademische Verlagsgesellschaft M. B. H., Leipzig, 1937).
Found in
- R. T. Downs and M. Hall-Wallace, The American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database, Am. Mineral. 88, 247–250 (2003).
Prototype Generator
aflow --proto=AB2C6_oP36_60_c_d_3d --params=$a,b/a,c/a,y_{1},x_{2},y_{2},z_{2},x_{3},y_{3},z_{3},x_{4},y_{4},z_{4},x_{5},y_{5},z_{5}$